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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-10-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU-Serbia relations (debate)2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20071024.39.3-312"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-10-24-Speech-3-3142
lpv:speaker	lp:Brian Crowley2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Fianna Fáil Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 co-chair; UEN (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; PECH (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Conference of Presidents (2006-12-13--2009-07-13)3 substitute; PETI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; AFCO (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; JURI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Commission will soon be taking a decision on the stabilisation and association agreement to be concluded between the EU and Serbia. I support this agreement. It will send out a clear message at international level that Serbian membership of the EU is on the current political agenda. This is the country’s first significant step towards EU membership. Although many colleagues have spoken about the difficulties which Serbia has faced in the past and the ongoing problems that there are concerning Serbian accession and the stabilisation agreement, we must also give recognition to the tremendous road which has been travelled despite the difficulties which have occurred. As with all relationships between countries that are in close proximity to each other, there will still be difficulties in the future with regard to how Serbia will deal with the issue of Kosovo, their ongoing cooperation with the International War Crimes Tribunal, and in particular with regard to their relationships with other neighbouring countries that were formally part of Yugoslavia. However, the clear message being given by the authorities in Serbia is that there is an ongoing desire on their part to see progress being made. They are willing to hear the best practice models that we can encourage for them. And look at what the European Union has delivered in the past – over EUR 165 million in the reconstruction effort. The issue that we must all remember is that the Balkans War continues to be a huge psychological scar on the development, not just of Serbia, but of other countries. And indeed, if you look into the recent past of any of our own countries, there are similar psychological fractures which took us a while to overcome. We should give some leeway to allow for Serbia to make that transition and that progress. Our role and our duty is to ensure that we act as a good neighbour, as a faithful teacher of how best things can happen, but also to reward the good things that have happened."@en1

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